Draft-eligible underclassmen turning pro are a forgone conclusion these days. And it is an anomaly for a projected first-round player – and sometimes second or third round – to return for another year, especially with fear of injuries, etc. A lot of it depends on the position the player plays as to whether a first- or fourth-round projection is good enough.

The league minimum in 2014 is $420,000, and these players all see the money and the possibility to get some coin in their pockets and help their families out. And early entries into the NFL Draft hammered several teams. LSU, again, was the team that was hit the hardest, with seven underclassmen leaving.